Demographics of Palau
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Demographic features of the population of Palau include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
About 70% of the Palauan population lives in the city of Koror on Koror Island. Koror is the former capital of the nation. The present capital is Ngerulmud, in Melekeok State on the bigger but less developed island of Babeldaob—the second-largest island in Micronesia after Guam.
Population
- 21,779 (2023 est.)
=Structure of the population=
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| width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
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| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 9 494 | align="right" | 8 120 | align="right" | 17 614 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 527 | align="right" | 486 | align="right" | 1 013 | align="right" | 5.75 |
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 624 | align="right" | 540 | align="right" | 1 164 | align="right" | 6.61 |
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 605 | align="right" | 597 | align="right" | 1 202 | align="right" | 6.82 |
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 536 | align="right" | 507 | align="right" | 1 043 | align="right" | 5.92 |
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 478 | align="right" | 419 | align="right" | 897 | align="right" | 5.09 |
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 796 | align="right" | 540 | align="right" | 1 336 | align="right" | 7.58 |
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 794 | align="right" | 566 | align="right" | 1 360 | align="right" | 7.72 |
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 818 | align="right" | 551 | align="right" | 1 369 | align="right" | 7.77 |
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 827 | align="right" | 605 | align="right" | 1 432 | align="right" | 8.13 |
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 818 | align="right" | 627 | align="right" | 1 445 | align="right" | 8.20 |
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 704 | align="right" | 673 | align="right" | 1 377 | align="right" | 7.82 |
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 669 | align="right" | 596 | align="right" | 1 265 | align="right" | 7.18 |
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 542 | align="right" | 498 | align="right" | 1 040 | align="right" | 5.90 |
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 375 | align="right" | 382 | align="right" | 757 | align="right" | 4.30 |
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 207 | align="right" | 231 | align="right" | 438 | align="right" | 2.49 |
| align="right" | 75+
| align="right" | 174 | align="right" | 302 | align="right" | 476 | align="right" | 2.70 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 1 756 | align="right" | 1 623 | align="right" | 3 379 | align="right" | 19.18 |
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 6 982 | align="right" | 5 582 | align="right" | 12 564 | align="right" | 71.33 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 756 | align="right" | 915 | align="right" | 1 671 | align="right" | 9.49 |
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Vital statistics
Births and deaths{{Cite web | url=https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/health-statistics/ | title=Health Statistics – PalauGov.pw }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/rop-statistical-yearbooks/ | title=ROP Statistical Yearbooks}}
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| width="70"|Year
! width="70"|Population ! width="70"|Live births ! width="70"|Deaths ! width="70"|Natural increase ! width="70"|Crude birth rate ! width="70"|Crude death rate ! width="70"|Rate of natural increase ! width="70"|TFR |
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| align="right" | 1990
| align="right" | 15,122 | align="right" | 326 | align="right" | 117 | align="right" | 209 | align="right" | 21.6 | align="right" | 7.7 | align="right" | 13.9 | align="right" | 2.79 |
| align="right" | 1991
| align="right" | 15,575 | align="right" | 347 | align="right" | 102 | align="right" | 245 | align="right" | 22.4 | align="right" | 6.5 | align="right" | 15.9 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1992
| align="right" | 15,969 | align="right" | 377 | align="right" | 116 | align="right" | 261 | align="right" | 23.6 | align="right" | 7.3 | align="right" | 16.3 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1993
| align="right" | 16,361 | align="right" | 355 | align="right" | 116 | align="right" | 239 | align="right" | 21.7 | align="right" | 7.1 | align="right" | 14.6 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1994
| align="right" | 16,744 | align="right" | 373 | align="right" | 129 | align="right" | 244 | align="right" | 22.3 | align="right" | 7.7 | align="right" | 14.6 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1995
| align="right" | 17,225 | align="right" | 399 | align="right" | 110 | align="right" | 289 | align="right" | 23.2 | align="right" | 6.4 | align="right" | 16.8 | align="right" | 2.33 |
| align="right" | 1996
| align="right" | 17,600 | align="right" | 355 | align="right" | 144 | align="right" | 211 | align="right" | 20.2 | align="right" | 8.2 | align="right" | 12.0 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1997
| align="right" | 18,061 | align="right" | 330 | align="right" | 121 | align="right" | 209 | align="right" | 18.3 | align="right" | 6.7 | align="right" | 11.6 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1998
| align="right" | 18,494 | align="right" | 280 | align="right" | 125 | align="right" | 155 | align="right" | 15.1 | align="right" | 6.8 | align="right" | 8.3 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1999
| align="right" | 18,882 | align="right" | 250 | align="right" | 131 | align="right" | 119 | align="right" | 13.2 | align="right" | 6.9 | align="right" | 6.3 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2000
| align="right" | 19,129 | align="right" | 278 | align="right" | 125 | align="right" | 153 | align="right" | 14.5 | align="right" | 6.5 | align="right" | 8.0 | align="right" | 1.83 |
| align="right" | 2001
| align="right" | 19,626 | align="right" | 300 | align="right" | 138 | align="right" | 162 | align="right" | 15.3 | align="right" | 7.0 | align="right" | 8.3 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2002
| align="right" | 19,976 | align="right" | 259 | align="right" | 134 | align="right" | 125 | align="right" | 13.0 | align="right" | 6.7 | align="right" | 6.3 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2003
| align="right" | 20,304 | align="right" | 312 | align="right" | 136 | align="right" | 176 | align="right" | 15.4 | align="right" | 6.7 | align="right" | 8.7 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2004
| align="right" | 20,610 | align="right" | 259 | align="right" | 142 | align="right" | 117 | align="right" | 12.6 | align="right" | 6.9 | align="right" | 5.7 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2005
| align="right" | 19,907 | align="right" | 279 | align="right" | 134 | align="right" | 145 | align="right" | 14.0 | align="right" | 6.7 | align="right" | 7.3 | align="right" | 2.02 |
| align="right" | 2006
| align="right" | 21,669 | align="right" | 259 | align="right" | 144 | align="right" | 115 | align="right" | 12.0 | align="right" | 7.2 | align="right" | 4.8 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2007
| align="right" | 20,227 | align="right" | 279 | align="right" | 152 | align="right" | 127 | align="right" | 13.8 | align="right" | 7.5 | align="right" | 6.3 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2008
| align="right" | 20,389 | align="right" | 295 | align="right" | 170 | align="right" | 125 | align="right" | 14.5 | align="right" | 8.4 | align="right" | 6.1 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2009
| align="right" | 20,552 | align="right" | 273 | align="right" | 174 | align="right" | 99 | align="right" | 13.3 | align="right" | 8.5 | align="right" | 4.8 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2010
| align="right" | 20,717 | align="right" | 247 | align="right" | 168 | align="right" | 79 | align="right" | 11.9 | align="right" | 8.1 | align="right" | 3.8 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2011
| align="right" | 20,882 | align="right" | 247 | align="right" | 173 | align="right" | 74 | align="right" | 11.8 | align="right" | 8.3 | align="right" | 3.5 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2012
| align="right" | 17,501 | align="right" | 268 | align="right" | 164 | align="right" | 104 | align="right" | 15.3 | align="right" | 9.4 | align="right" | 5.9 | align="right" | 2.23 |
| align="right" | 2013
| align="right" | 17,554 | align="right" | 229 | align="right" | 192 | align="right" | 37 | align="right" | 13.0 | align="right" | 10.9 | align="right" | 2.1 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2014
| align="right" | 17,607 | align="right" | 241 | align="right" | 167 | align="right" | 74 | align="right" | 13.7 | align="right" | 9.5 | align="right" | 4.2 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2015
| align="right" | 17,661 | align="right" | 242 | align="right" | 136 | align="right" | 106 | align="right" | 13.7 | align="right" | 7.7 | align="right" | 6.0 | align="right" | 2.21 |
| align="right" | 2016
| align="right" | 17,715 | align="right" | 212 | align="right" | 175 | align="right" | 37 | align="right" | 12.0 | align="right" | 9.9 | align="right" | 2.1 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2017
| align="right" | 17,769 | align="right" | 221 | align="right" | 183 | align="right" | 38 | align="right" | 12.4 | align="right" | 10.3 | align="right" | 2.1 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2018
| align="right" | 18,302 | align="right" | 256 | align="right" | 143 | align="right" | 113 | align="right" | 14.0 | align="right" | 7.8 | align="right" | 6.2 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2019
| align="right" | 18,851 | align="right" | 212 | align="right" | 192 | align="right" | 20 | align="right" | 11.2 | align="right" | 10.2 | align="right" | 1.0 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2020
| align="right" | 17,614 | align="right" | 213 | align="right" | 148 | align="right" | 65 | align="right" | 12.1 | align="right" | 8.4 | align="right" | 3.7 | align="right" | 2.063 |
| align="right" | 2021
| align="right" | 17,596 | align="right" | 224 | align="right" | 170 | align="right" | 54 | align="right" | 12.7 | align="right" | 9.7 | align="right" | 3.0 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2022
| align="right" | 17,579 | align="right" | 155 | align="right" | 201 | align="right" style="color: red" | -46 | align="right" | 8.8 | align="right" | 11.4 | align="right" style="color: red" | -2.6 | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 2023
| align="right" | 17,600 | align="right" | 183 | align="right" | 179 | align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 10.4 | align="right" | 10.2 | align="right" | 0.2 | align="right" | |
Ethnic groups
- Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%
- Carolinian 2%
- Asian 21.7%
- White 1.2%,
- Other 2.1% (2020 est.)
Languages
Religions
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- Roman Catholic 45.3%
- Protestant 34.9% (includes Protestant (general) 26.4%)
- Seventh-day Adventist 6.9%,
- Other Protestant 1.6%
- Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau)
- Islam (Muslims) 3%
- Mormonism 1.5%
- Other 9.7%